Open AccessA study on the tumor volume computation between different 3D treatment planning systems in radiotherapy
Author(s) -
R Prabhakar,
Goura Kishor Rath,
K.P. Haresh,
N Manoharan,
M.A. Laviraj,
Mythilypriya Rajendran,
Pramod Kumar Julka
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.82917
Subject(s) - pinnacle , radiation treatment planning , contouring , volume (thermodynamics) , nuclear medicine , radiation therapy , medicine , computer science , radiology , computer graphics (images) , physics , quantum mechanics
Tumor volume plays a crucial role in the survival and local control of the patients treated with radiotherapy. The dose volume histogram also depends on the accuracy of the tumor delineation.